Sandford Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 30 Jan 2026 GMT
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Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
7.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 8PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)--
Afternoon (30 Jan)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (30 Jan)13ft (4.0m)10s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
4.5
E
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101010109999910101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)261428062967299028432810289831153307320025782398205220022111211121662427203923442567365641603715
Wind
(km/h)
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
10
SE
40
SE
50
ESE
50
SE
50
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:12PM
3.02
11:27AM
3.13
12:09AM
3.19
12:16PM
3.38
12:57AM
3.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:45PM
0.58
5:13AM
0.70
5:41PM
0.29
6:02AM
0.55
6:31PM
0.04
6:46AM
0.44
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise------8:11-------8:08-------8:07-
Sunset4:27-------4:30-------4:31-------
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
11-1----1-----111---11--
Temp. °C554556654666677777676654
Feels °C (?)-6-6-7-6-5-4-4-6-7-3-3-3-4-3-312214-3-5-6-7
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